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Heavier than a dozen jumbo jets, twice as high as the Brandenburg Gate; loads weighing tons, measured to the millimeter. Several camera teams have accompanied the construction of the bascule bridge over the years. The Rethe bascule bridge in the port of Hamburg. The documentary provides spectacular insights into an "open-heart operation" in the middle of the port. Traffic had to continue to flow over and on the Rethe throughout the entire construction period.